Genesis 14:13
And one who had got away from the fight came and gave word of it to Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the holy tree of Mamre, the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and Aner, who were friends of Abram.
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12And in addition they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who was living in Sodom, and all his goods.
Cross References
Genesis 13:18And Abram, moving his tent, came and made his living-place by the holy tree of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and made an altar there to the Lord.
Genesis 21:24And Abraham said, I will give you my oath.
Genesis 40:15For truly I was taken by force from the land of the Hebrews; and I have done nothing for which I might be put in prison.
Genesis 43:32\43:33\And they were all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the oldest to the youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder.
Exodus 2:11Now when Moses had become a man, one day he went out to his people and saw how hard their work was; and he saw an Egyptian giving blows to a Hebrew, one of his people.
1 Samuel 4:12And a man of Benjamin went running from the fight and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothing out of order and earth on his head.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 14:2-13
Lot Taken Captive. ( b. c. 1913.) 1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; 2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. 3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. 4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5 And in the… Read the whole commentary →